Bible Tidbits
Pentateuch
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy
History
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I & II Samuel, I & II Kings, I & II
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Poetry
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Major Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
Minor Prophets
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
History
Acts
Pauline Epistles
Romans, I & II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians,
Colossians, I & II Thessalonians, I & II Timothy, Titus, Philemon
General Epistles
Hebrews, James, I & II Peter, I, II, & III John, Jude
Revelation
Revelation
There are a total of 66 books in the Bible- 39 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament.
There are 1189 chapters- 929 in the Old Testament, 260 in the New Testament.
There are 31,102 verses- 23,145 in the Old Testament, 7,957 in the New Testament.
The middle chapter of the Bible is Psalms 117; which is also the shortest chapter in the Bible.
The shortest verse in the Old Testament is I Chronicles 1:25
The middle verse is Psalms 118:8. The longest verse is Esther 8:9.
The longest chapter is Psalms 119. The shortest verse is John 11:35.
The longest word in the Bible is Mahershalah-hash-baz in Isaiah 8:1.
Daniel 4:37 contains all the letters of the alphabet except “Q”.
Ezra 7:21 contains all the letters except “J”.
The word “eternity” occurs only in Isaiah 57:15.